Leake County School District
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The Leake County School District is a public school district based in Carthage, Mississippi (USA). The district's boundaries parallel that of Leake County.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st28_ms/schooldistrict_maps/c28079_leake/DC20SD_C28079.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Leake County, MS|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=2022-08-06}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st28_ms/schooldistrict_maps/c28079_leake/DC20SD_C28079_SD2MS.txt Text list]
History
Medgar Evers, Derrick Bell, and Winson Hudson helped lead efforts for civil rights in Leake County and to desegregate its schools.
Schools
- Leake Central High School (Grades 9-12)
- Leake County High School (Grades 7-12) in Walnut Grove, formerly South Leake High Schoolhttps://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/mississippi/districts/leake-county-school-district/leake-county-high-school-11330
- Leake Central Junior High School (Grades 6-8)
- Leake County Elementary School (Grades K-6)
- Leake Central Elementary School (Grades K-5)
- Leake County Career & Technical Center
Basketball player turned preacher Marcus Mann (basketball) and baseball player Art Gardner attended South Leake High School.
Demographics
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=2006-07 school year=
There were a total of 3,326 students enrolled in the Leake County School District during the 2006–2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 47% female and 53% male. The racial makeup of the district was 57.76% African American, 37.43% White, 3.19% Hispanic, 1.08% Native American, and 0.54% Asian.{{cite web|url=http://orsap.mde.k12.ms.us:8080/MAARS/indexProcessor.jsp |title=Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System |publisher=Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070323012858/http://orsap.mde.k12.ms.us:8080/MAARS/indexProcessor.jsp |archivedate=2007-03-23 }} 64.2% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.{{cite web | url = http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Account/2008Report/DEMO0607.xls | title = 2006-07 State, District, and School Enrollment by Race/Gender with Poverty Data | format = XLS | publisher = Mississippi Department of Education | date = 2008-01-16 | accessdate = 2008-05-18}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}
=Previous school years=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! rowspan="2" | School Year ! rowspan="2" | Enrollment ! colspan="2" | Gender Makeup ! colspan="5" | Racial Makeup |
| Female
! Male ! Asian ! African ! Hispanic ! Native ! White |
|---|
| align="left" | 2005-06
| align="center" | 3,325 | align="center" | 47% | align="center" | 53% | align="center" | 0.33% | align="center" | 58.14% | align="center" | 2.38% | align="center" | 1.11% | align="center" | 38.05% |
| align="left" | 2004-05
| align="center" | 3,268 | align="center" | 48% | align="center" | 52% | align="center" | 0.49% | align="center" | 58.63% | align="center" | 1.96% | align="center" | 1.32% | align="center" | 37.61% |
| align="left" | 2003-04
| align="center" | 3,345 | align="center" | 48% | align="center" | 52% | align="center" | 0.33% | align="center" | 58.00% | align="center" | 1.79% | align="center" | 1.35% | align="center" | 38.54% |
| align="left" | 2002-03{{cite web|url=http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Account/RC3B/RC3B.htm |title=Mississippi Report Card for 2002-2003 |publisher=Office of Educational Accountability, Mississippi Department of Education |date=2004-09-02 |accessdate=2007-08-31 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070812173502/http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Account/RC3B/RC3B.htm |archivedate=2007-08-12 |url-status=dead }}
| align="center" | 3,318 | align="center" | 47% | align="center" | 53% | align="center" | 0.18% | align="center" | 58.62% | align="center" | 1.66% | align="center" | 1.27% | align="center" | 38.28% |
Accountability statistics
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.leakesd.org}}
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